noun
land of lush reeds; Japan (poetic)
Poetic epithet for Japan, evoking an ancient landscape of abundant reeds. Often used in classical or literary contexts.
古事記には「豊葦原の瑞穂の国」と記されている。
In the Kojiki, it is written as 'the land of abundant reed plains and fresh rice ears'.
この歌は豊葦原の美しさを詠んでいる。
This poem celebrates the beauty of the land of lush reeds.